Thanks to the sweetest, design-saavy girlfriend (Katie Kelly) for sharing this link with me!
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Nada Bike is a venture from Project M that sells bike frames for $100, with no manufacturer’s markings or brands. It’s an effort to democratize the idea of bikes as a transportation method, without it being under the thumb of a company’s brand. Buy your frame, and build up your bike the way you want, with parts you have in the garage or with fancy ones you purchase new.
Getting one of these.
While many people have been less than impressed with e-reader peripherals, I think the e-reader platform could be a particularly fascinating device, especially if the world begins to migrate to a cloud-like approach to computing.
While UI and operating system information and screenshots are not currently available, Skiff does have some really fascinating technical specs:
1200 x 1600
11.5” display
3G-enabled
Wi-Fi Enabled
Full Touchscreen
The specs on this device feel like the future coming to life.
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I agree. Click through because the pictures are incredible. Interesting quote from the bottom of the article as well:
“The redesign and religiousness of this design icon is multiplied by its installation on dozens of Persian carpets, which are so typical for Muslim shrines. This space is an eclectic cocktail and a place to ponder, moving us towards cultural dialogue.”
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St. Bartholomew’s Church by Maxim Velcovsky
This is the most fabulous church I have ever seen. Look at those Verner Panton chairs!
I’ve recently been designing a new Wordpress theme for myself and have been doing it by reworking Simplicity Bright. The stylesheet is beautifully written for this theme, which makes for quick customization and straightforward results.
by Drew Rios
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I’d say that they are pretty close to the mark.
“In 2010, the film world will celebrate a momentous event: the hundredth birthday of Akira Kurosawa, whose influence on cinema has been incalculable and whose staggering catalog of masterpieces—from Rashomon to Seven Samurai to Kagemusha —has remained fresh and timeless with each passing year. To do our part, we’re presenting a deluxe, linen-bound collector’s set, AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa, just in time for the holidays. AK 100, the most extensive set of the filmmaker’s works ever released in this country, also includes five films new to Criterion collectors: four early rarities never before released here on DVD (Sanshiro Sugata; Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two; The Most Beautiful; and The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail) and his poignant final film, Madadayo. And as a companion to the films, we’ve created a hardbound, illustrated, ninety-six-page book featuring new writing by Stephen Prince and Donald Richie. Supplies are limited, so preorder your copy of what is sure to be the cinematic gift of the season now. Happy viewing!”
from The Criterion Collection Newsletter - November 2009